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Has Your Company Been Anchored To The Wrong Information?

Lead Change Blog

Due to this lack of preparation, the leadership group advised all its staff members to return to the workplace as states reopened, rejecting reports of a worrying rise in cases in Texas. Leadership teams need to craft lasting, positive measures if they intend to thrive. Moving On From Anchoring.

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“I Quit”: Why Employees Quit and How to Retain Them

HR Digest

A high attrition rate is a costly challenge for any business. Sometimes the real cost of fully replacing an employee may run north of $40,000, including advertising, recruitment fees, the time it takes to train a replacement, and not to mention the lost productivity in between. Poor leadership. Why Employees Quit.

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The Right Way to Cut Costs

HR Digest

Instead of outright layoffs, you may explore alternatives such as attrition or offering voluntary early retirement packages. Traditional marketing channels, such as print advertising or television commercials, can be expensive and may not always provide the desired return on investment.

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To Retain Employees, Focus on Inclusion — Not Just Diversity

Harvard Business Review

Picture, for example, a Muslim who prays in his car because he doesn’t want to advertise his religion, a mother who doesn’t put up pictures of her children so that coworkers won’t question her commitment to the job, or a gay executive who is unsure whether he can bring his partner to company functions.

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The Best Ways Your Organization Can Support Working Parents

Harvard Business Review

What are their attrition patterns? It didn’t find attrition immediately after maternity leave, but there was a previously unseen pattern of departures 12–18 months afterward. Among working parents, this practice is particularly dangerous, leading to burnout, family issues, performance decline, or attrition.